Sorry about the long posts, This is really a hot topic for me. Ayoob's books are masterpieces of the "What if" scenario. I considered them to be a waste of money and time. As for attorneys, you have one too, as well as a judge who, if he is awake at all, is not going to allow this sort of nonsense in his courtroom. As an aside, I worked IA for 5 years after making SGT, I would hear these sort of bullshiite complaints on a daily basis. All of which REQUIRE an interview of the officer and a report. (for those of you unfamiliar with how it works, a compliant to a supervisor must be written up and referred to Internal affairs regardless of circumstances.) I divide these folks into two categories. For every REAL complaint you'll get five hundred of these two types:
1. Outright nutcases.
2. People with inflated egos with an axe to grind.
I have fielded complaints about an officer's haircut, (He's bald, the guy thought he was a skinhead) A Hispanic officer's accent, (He sounds like a criminal) Badges being gold and silver,(I never really figured that one out, something to do with the New World Order.) Satanic messages in the car numbers or license plates, Motorcycle uniform jackets being made from leather, (those poor cows. Besides, it makes us look like killers) sunglasses, (He shouldn't be hiding his eyes) Being in a diner in uniform, (I'm sorry ma'am, but I cannot order an officer not to eat) Use of Black Talon/Ranger ammunition. (Our issue is Gold Dot because of the complaints), gun complaints, especially shotguns with evil black polymer stocks instead of wood. An officer wearing a cross around his neck, and Christmas decorations in the office. (can't have that, it's insulting to those of different religions. I even fielded a complaint of a group prayer at an officers funeral) and constantly, racism, sexism, general whining of all types. There are certainly real, founded complaints, but they tend to get buried in the drivel. Think of the money and manpower requirements the dept would save. We might even be able to take some of those assigned to Internal affairs and put them to work on crime instead of a complaint about flashing lights from the patrol cars (it may cause epileptic fits). I think I'm going to take the boat and go fishing now, I just have to keep repeating, 5 years to early retirement, 5 years to early retirement,,,,,,